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A Multifactorial Intervention To Reduce Weight Bias In Healthcare Providers, Rose M. Flinchum
A Multifactorial Intervention To Reduce Weight Bias In Healthcare Providers, Rose M. Flinchum
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
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A Systematic Review Of Culturally Sensitive Strategies To Address Obesity Among Hispanic-American Pediatric Patients In The Primary Care Setting, Rachel Vurbeff
A Systematic Review Of Culturally Sensitive Strategies To Address Obesity Among Hispanic-American Pediatric Patients In The Primary Care Setting, Rachel Vurbeff
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Obesity significantly increases morbidity and mortality, and its incidence amongHispanic-American children and adolescents exceeds that of any other ethnic group in the United States. Without proper intervention, these children and adolescents will experience the burden of costly comorbidities across the lifespan. Guided by Leininger’s theory of culture care diversity and universality, the purpose of this project was to identify evidence-based, culturally sensitive strategies to prevent and treat obesity among Hispanic-American pediatric patients in the primary care setting through a systematic review of the literature utilizing the Joanna Briggs Institute method. The practice-focused question that guided this review focused on finding …